How community voices shaped Spotlight PA’s opioid reporting

How community voices shaped Spotlight PA’s opioid reporting

Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. READING — Jessica Berry’s use of alcohol, fentanyl, and other drugs took a heavy toll, she recalled. During her active addiction, she lost friends, had her young daughter temporarily removed from her care, spent time in and out of treatment centers, and was saved by an overdose r…

Opioid Funds, Public Voices: What Spotlight PA Heard and Learned by Listening to You

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. READING — Jessica Berry’s use of alcohol, fentanyl an…